Annabel Burnside

University of Melbourne (Orygen)

Melbourne, Victoria

07.2023 - Current

Oversee research operations for multiple projects, including an NHMRC-funded multi-site research translation study, ensuring effective management of competing deadlines.
Manage ethics and governance processes, including submission of applications, amendments, and progress reports.
Develop, implement, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures and research protocols.
Lead stakeholder engagement and partnerships, collaborating with clinical sites, research teams, and external partners to drive project success.
Provide strong leadership in supervising and mentoring junior research staff, facilitating effective task delegation, professional development, and research training.
Oversee participant recruitment, address barriers to engagement, and implement strategies to improve recruitment across multiple sites.
Integrate lived experience into research design through active participation in advisory groups.
Coordinate investigator and team meetings, preparing agendas, tracking action items, and ensuring timely achievement of key milestones.
Manage qualitative research components, including conducting interviews and performing qualitative coding.
Support research translation efforts, contributing to dissemination activities to ensure knowledge transfer.
Oversee data management and ensure effective use of the eTMF/ISF for research documentation.

University of Melbourne (Orygen)

Melbourne, Victoria

01.2018 - 09.2024

Lead RA on an NHMRC-funded clinical trial for young people with first-episode psychosis.
Contributing to the preparation of ethics amendments for submission to Melbourne Health Human Research Ethics Committee
Developing and maintaining relationships with participants, clinical teams and other stakeholders
Coordinated participant recruitment, consent procedures, and safety monitoring.
Conducting clinical interview with young people using a range of psychopathological and neuropsychological measures scales
Chaperoned participants to research appointments, including blood draws and MRIs
Manage the distribution, collection, and accountability of study investigational product, including documenting the chain of custody and capsule counts
Maintained trial documentation, case report forms (CRFs), and eTMF, ensuring GCP compliance.
Supported sponsor monitoring visits and ensured data integrity and compliance with NHMRC standards.

University of Melbourne

Melbourne, Victoria

01.2012 - 11.2016

Worked as a Research Assistant on a cross sectional study investigating biomarkers of treatment resistant psychosis. Skill set same as above.

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